1 00:00:01,501 --> 00:00:03,501 [train crossing bell dings] 2 00:00:05,501 --> 00:00:07,501 [train whistle bellows] 3 00:00:14,868 --> 00:00:16,400 How's it going, mister? Your documents? 4 00:00:16,567 --> 00:00:18,267 [man speaks] 5 00:00:18,434 --> 00:00:22,868 [narrator] Up to 24% of the Texan workforce comes from Mexico. 6 00:00:23,868 --> 00:00:25,167 [agent] Anything to declare today? 7 00:00:26,667 --> 00:00:28,067 Many of them are commuters 8 00:00:28,234 --> 00:00:30,200 that cross the border on a daily basis. 9 00:00:32,267 --> 00:00:35,767 But this influx of workers is vulnerable to exploitation 10 00:00:35,934 --> 00:00:40,200 by cartels looking to smuggle drugs north of the border. 11 00:00:40,367 --> 00:00:41,801 [speaking Spanish] 12 00:00:41,968 --> 00:00:43,767 [in English] OK, you a citizen? 13 00:00:43,934 --> 00:00:45,200 Where are you coming from today? 14 00:00:45,367 --> 00:00:47,167 OK, and where are you headed to this morning? 15 00:00:47,334 --> 00:00:48,667 Where do you work at? 16 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:52,767 Mechanic? 17 00:00:52,934 --> 00:00:57,167 Today, Officer Rodriguez is questioning a mechanic crossing 18 00:00:57,334 --> 00:00:59,767 into the U.S. from Mexico in his work truck. 19 00:01:00,901 --> 00:01:02,100 [Ofc. Rodriguez] You know, that tank in the back, 20 00:01:02,267 --> 00:01:03,367 what do you use it for? 21 00:01:03,534 --> 00:01:07,501 [speaking Spanish] 22 00:01:07,667 --> 00:01:10,467 Cartels are known to use auxiliary fuel tanks 23 00:01:10,634 --> 00:01:12,501 to conceal narcotics. 24 00:01:12,667 --> 00:01:16,767 Usually, if you look at these homemade or these welded 25 00:01:16,934 --> 00:01:19,901 gas tanks that are here in the back, that isn't common. 26 00:01:20,067 --> 00:01:22,868 You know, you'd be surprised how they can package drugs, 27 00:01:23,033 --> 00:01:24,100 narcotics into these. 28 00:01:24,267 --> 00:01:26,567 So for that, it will be going to secondary. 29 00:01:26,734 --> 00:01:28,667 [suspenseful music plays] 30 00:01:34,968 --> 00:01:37,100 [Ofc. Gonzalez] It's a pretty large auxiliary diesel, so they could make 31 00:01:37,267 --> 00:01:39,467 compartments on the inside, which we had before 32 00:01:39,634 --> 00:01:41,167 in the past. 33 00:01:41,334 --> 00:01:43,767 So that's what we check them out for. 34 00:01:43,934 --> 00:01:45,567 And it looks like a pretty new compartment, 35 00:01:45,734 --> 00:01:47,467 so a pretty [indistinct]. 36 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:50,901 But it's full of diesel. 37 00:01:52,367 --> 00:01:53,667 The fuel tank is clear, 38 00:01:55,467 --> 00:01:57,601 but officers decide to run the vehicle through 39 00:01:57,767 --> 00:01:59,467 the Z Portal X-ray 40 00:01:59,634 --> 00:02:02,601 to ensure there are no hidden compartments. 41 00:02:02,767 --> 00:02:04,100 [Ofc. Gonzalez] We're looking. 42 00:02:08,067 --> 00:02:10,267 There's definitely some anomalies inside 43 00:02:10,434 --> 00:02:11,734 the spare tire. 44 00:02:13,868 --> 00:02:17,000 It's not even like, assigned to the vehicle, it doesn't have 45 00:02:17,167 --> 00:02:18,300 the same amount of holes. 46 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:20,901 There's definitely something inside the spare tire. 47 00:02:21,067 --> 00:02:22,601 That's something that we're gonna be checking right now. 48 00:02:27,367 --> 00:02:28,767 [siren wails] 49 00:02:28,934 --> 00:02:30,167 [man #1] K-9 alert. 50 00:02:30,334 --> 00:02:32,167 We found something. Mike, Mike. 51 00:02:32,334 --> 00:02:34,100 -[man over radio] Go ahead. -[man #2] We found it. 52 00:02:34,267 --> 00:02:35,367 Are we gonna be sent to jail? 53 00:02:35,534 --> 00:02:37,000 [agent] We have to do what we have to do. 54 00:02:41,167 --> 00:02:43,167 ♪♪ 55 00:03:07,901 --> 00:03:10,267 Everybody's gonna make their way over here by like 7:30. 56 00:03:10,434 --> 00:03:13,067 Were you there when I was talking to the fire department? 57 00:03:13,234 --> 00:03:15,167 [agent] Yeah, it's just a reason for like as they walk in. 58 00:03:15,334 --> 00:03:16,467 The Juarez-Lincoln Bridge 59 00:03:16,634 --> 00:03:18,734 handles over 12,000 vehicles a day, 60 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:23,200 but this morning all lanes are closed. 61 00:03:24,267 --> 00:03:25,601 So, there's no cars on the bridge right now 62 00:03:25,767 --> 00:03:28,667 because we're gonna host the International Bridge Ceremony, 63 00:03:28,834 --> 00:03:32,601 which happens every year, and we hold traffic on 64 00:03:32,767 --> 00:03:34,767 the Mexican side and on the U.S. side. 65 00:03:34,934 --> 00:03:37,300 It's thousands and thousands of vehicles that we process, 66 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:39,200 and these vehicles are not able to access the bridge, 67 00:03:39,367 --> 00:03:42,000 so this is kind of a -- a big deal. 68 00:03:42,167 --> 00:03:46,267 The Abrazo International Bridge Ceremony began in 1898 69 00:03:46,434 --> 00:03:47,934 as a symbol of unity. 70 00:03:50,367 --> 00:03:53,868 Today, representatives from both sides of the border meet 71 00:03:54,033 --> 00:03:56,801 in the center to celebrate ties between the two countries. 72 00:03:58,767 --> 00:03:59,868 Center! Face! 73 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,767 [marching drums play] 74 00:04:03,934 --> 00:04:04,868 [man] Thank you. 75 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:08,467 [marching band plays jovial tune] 76 00:04:21,467 --> 00:04:23,467 [applause] 77 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:26,767 Good morning, my friends, amigos y amigas. 78 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:29,767 For more than a century, people have gathered 79 00:04:29,934 --> 00:04:35,567 at this very spot to exchange un abrazo -- a simple embrace. 80 00:04:35,734 --> 00:04:37,367 Thank you, muchas gracias. 81 00:04:37,534 --> 00:04:40,200 May God bless the United States of America, 82 00:04:40,367 --> 00:04:42,901 y que Dios bendiga a Mexico. 83 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:52,467 The ceremony comes to a close, but Officer Gutierrez's day 84 00:04:52,634 --> 00:04:54,367 is far from over. 85 00:04:54,534 --> 00:04:56,400 We're already done putting up the barricades, so I'm gonna 86 00:04:56,567 --> 00:04:58,567 call Mexican Customs to release the traffic. 87 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:03,467 The line has probably been halted for about four hours, 88 00:05:03,634 --> 00:05:06,868 so we should be expecting a lot of traffic coming in today. 89 00:05:07,033 --> 00:05:08,467 It's gonna be a pretty long day. 90 00:05:08,634 --> 00:05:10,367 [car horns honking] 91 00:05:10,534 --> 00:05:12,467 [speaking Spanish] 92 00:05:16,868 --> 00:05:19,901 With traffic having built up on both sides, 93 00:05:20,067 --> 00:05:22,701 the challenge for officers isn't just volume. 94 00:05:22,868 --> 00:05:28,167 We have incompetent people, they do not want to stop what they're 95 00:05:28,334 --> 00:05:30,701 doing wrong. -Have a good afternoon, sir. 96 00:05:32,100 --> 00:05:34,767 Some travelers have been waiting over two hours in 97 00:05:34,934 --> 00:05:37,901 extreme heat, and the tension is rising. 98 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:42,167 [officer over radio] Attention, I need primary officers. 99 00:05:43,667 --> 00:05:47,167 Hold traffic, primary, primary, hold traffic. 100 00:05:47,334 --> 00:05:48,901 -[agent #1] Pérate. -[agent #2] Ey, ey! 101 00:05:49,067 --> 00:05:53,000 At Gate One, a man is refusing to hand over his ID. 102 00:05:53,167 --> 00:05:54,167 [Ofc. Melendez] What are you doing? 103 00:05:54,334 --> 00:05:55,367 Come on, please, comply. 104 00:05:55,367 --> 00:05:57,100 Please don't make any sudden movements, bro. 105 00:05:57,267 --> 00:05:59,701 And has stepped out of his car to confront an officer. 106 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:07,634 [speaking Spanish] 107 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:13,367 All travelers crossing the U.S. border must present 108 00:06:13,534 --> 00:06:15,167 a government-issued ID 109 00:06:15,334 --> 00:06:16,968 to Customs and Border Protection. 110 00:06:17,133 --> 00:06:18,601 [Ofc. Melendez] We were having a good conversation, and then out of 111 00:06:18,767 --> 00:06:20,167 nowhere he just started getting aggressive. 112 00:06:21,601 --> 00:06:23,701 [speaking Spanish] 113 00:06:23,868 --> 00:06:25,234 [Ofc. Melendez] Ah, OK. 114 00:06:26,167 --> 00:06:30,267 Any refusal or aggression can quickly escalate from a routine 115 00:06:30,434 --> 00:06:34,534 stop into detention, fines, or criminal charges. 116 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,067 [suspect speaking] 117 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:43,567 ♪♪ 118 00:07:05,367 --> 00:07:07,367 [indistinct chatter] 119 00:07:10,901 --> 00:07:13,167 -Who are you traveling with? -My husband. 120 00:07:13,334 --> 00:07:15,601 -The little man over there. -The little man? 121 00:07:15,767 --> 00:07:18,467 -I'm gonna tell him you said that. -Yeah, he's used to it. 122 00:07:20,467 --> 00:07:23,367 Since the 1980s, the Mexican border town of 123 00:07:23,534 --> 00:07:26,701 Nuevo Progreso has been attracting American tourists 124 00:07:26,868 --> 00:07:29,968 seeking out cheap food, alcohol, and medication. 125 00:07:32,167 --> 00:07:34,267 What are you bringing back, sir? 126 00:07:36,701 --> 00:07:40,167 Many of these visitors head for one of the 200 pharmacies 127 00:07:40,334 --> 00:07:43,267 in town to get cheap prescription pills 128 00:07:43,434 --> 00:07:45,100 with no questions asked. 129 00:07:45,267 --> 00:07:47,501 -Any Xanax, tramadol, diet pills, injections, steroids... -[man] No. 130 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,367 -...none of that? -[man] No. 131 00:07:49,534 --> 00:07:52,167 But just because it's legal south of the border, 132 00:07:52,334 --> 00:07:54,868 doesn't mean it's permitted in the U.S. 133 00:07:55,033 --> 00:07:56,267 -[agent] Have a good day, sir. -Have a good one. 134 00:07:56,434 --> 00:07:57,367 Thank you. 135 00:08:01,267 --> 00:08:03,667 [Ofc. Romo speaking] 136 00:08:03,834 --> 00:08:05,067 [woman] Uh... 137 00:08:13,567 --> 00:08:16,667 Today in primary, a woman claims to be returning 138 00:08:16,834 --> 00:08:19,567 home from a shopping trip with her niece. 139 00:08:19,734 --> 00:08:21,868 But her pills catch Officer Romo's eye. 140 00:08:27,868 --> 00:08:30,300 The woman's diet pills are phentermine, 141 00:08:30,467 --> 00:08:33,968 an addictive schedule IV drug requiring a prescription 142 00:08:34,133 --> 00:08:35,567 in the U.S. 143 00:08:35,734 --> 00:08:38,667 Travelers without a doctor's note can bring in a maximum of 144 00:08:38,834 --> 00:08:40,167 50 pills per month, 145 00:08:40,334 --> 00:08:41,968 and they must declare them on entry. 146 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,567 The woman is within her 50 pill limit, and she declared 147 00:08:59,734 --> 00:09:00,901 the meds were in her bag. 148 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:04,567 So on this occasion, she is free to go. 149 00:09:15,567 --> 00:09:18,901 But she suggests her niece may be carrying more. 150 00:09:22,868 --> 00:09:24,567 [Ofc. Romo and woman speaking] 151 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:44,567 The woman claims she only has antibiotics known as Z-Paks, 152 00:09:44,734 --> 00:09:47,801 but family members will often split bulk loads of controlled 153 00:09:47,968 --> 00:09:50,501 medication to smuggle them across the border. 154 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:20,567 Concealed at the bottom of the traveler's backpack, 155 00:10:20,734 --> 00:10:23,501 Officer Romo finds two more packets of phentermine. 156 00:10:28,701 --> 00:10:31,501 But unlike her aunt, this woman hasn't 157 00:10:31,667 --> 00:10:32,567 declared them. 158 00:10:32,734 --> 00:10:34,067 [Ofc. Romo] ENF, headed to secondary. 159 00:10:35,567 --> 00:10:38,801 Meaning she could be facing drug smuggling charges and up 160 00:10:38,968 --> 00:10:41,000 to five years in prison. 161 00:10:41,167 --> 00:10:42,868 Come over here, ma'am. Follow me outside. 162 00:11:02,267 --> 00:11:03,868 [officer over radio] Attention, I need primary officers. 163 00:11:05,467 --> 00:11:07,267 In Laredo... 164 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:08,467 [officer over radio] Hold traffic, primary, 165 00:11:08,634 --> 00:11:10,100 primary, hold traffic. 166 00:11:10,267 --> 00:11:11,267 [Ofc. Melendez] What are you doing? 167 00:11:11,434 --> 00:11:12,801 Come on, please, comply. 168 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,167 Officer Melendez has detained a man who confronted officers 169 00:11:18,334 --> 00:11:21,300 after refusing to hand over ID at primary inspection. 170 00:11:22,767 --> 00:11:24,501 [suspect speaking] 171 00:11:26,067 --> 00:11:29,400 Failure to produce an ID would usually mean returning 172 00:11:29,567 --> 00:11:33,167 the traveler to Mexico, but the man's behavior 173 00:11:33,334 --> 00:11:35,601 has triggered further investigation. 174 00:11:35,767 --> 00:11:38,467 He started getting aggressive with us, so that's when we made 175 00:11:38,634 --> 00:11:40,167 the judgment to put him in a cell. 176 00:11:40,334 --> 00:11:43,100 That way they don't just lash out on us or they do something 177 00:11:43,267 --> 00:11:44,501 crazy to one of the officers here. 178 00:11:44,667 --> 00:11:47,367 We've gotta make sure we do it safe just for them and us. 179 00:11:47,534 --> 00:11:48,567 We've just gotta follow our procedures. 180 00:11:49,767 --> 00:11:52,000 The suspect is patted down 181 00:11:52,167 --> 00:11:53,901 before officers read him his rights. 182 00:11:55,968 --> 00:11:57,267 [speaking Spanish] 183 00:12:13,868 --> 00:12:17,067 Still uncooperative, Officer Melendez searches 184 00:12:17,234 --> 00:12:20,367 the man's belongings for any identification. 185 00:12:20,534 --> 00:12:21,701 -[Ofc. Melendez]¿Nada? -[agent] Nope. 186 00:12:21,868 --> 00:12:22,767 Negative. 187 00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:25,767 But finds nothing. 188 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:33,000 [Ofc. Melendez] My guess is he's doing something wrong, 189 00:12:33,167 --> 00:12:35,000 but fingerprints will tell us everything we need to know. 190 00:12:36,667 --> 00:12:39,000 Let me see your hand real quick. Put your hand down like this. 191 00:12:39,167 --> 00:12:40,701 [faint chatter] 192 00:12:40,868 --> 00:12:42,200 [agent] Dry your hand real quick. 193 00:12:43,968 --> 00:12:45,667 [scan beeps] 194 00:12:45,834 --> 00:12:46,767 You gotta go slower. 195 00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:50,367 [scan beeps] 196 00:12:51,567 --> 00:12:53,801 A check of the man's fingerprints alerts 197 00:12:53,968 --> 00:12:56,300 the officers to a bigger problem. 198 00:12:58,767 --> 00:13:00,968 He has an active warrant for his arrest. 199 00:13:07,067 --> 00:13:11,367 Every day, CBP officers detain an average of 44 fugitives 200 00:13:11,534 --> 00:13:12,801 at U.S. ports of entry. 201 00:13:14,267 --> 00:13:18,100 So right now, we'll just have to call our sector, 202 00:13:18,267 --> 00:13:20,000 verify the warrant, and then from there, 203 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:21,100 they tell us whether... 204 00:13:22,167 --> 00:13:23,667 they wanna pick it up. 205 00:13:26,100 --> 00:13:29,868 The man is wanted in Iowa over allegations of theft. 206 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,300 Yes, this is Bridge 2, Lincoln Juarez Bridge. 207 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:36,968 And it's up to local authorities there to determine 208 00:13:37,133 --> 00:13:38,767 whether to extradite the suspect. 209 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,667 Thank you so much. Have a good day. 210 00:13:43,834 --> 00:13:46,367 Right now, basically what they told us is that it is 211 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:48,667 an in-state pick-up only from Iowa. 212 00:13:48,834 --> 00:13:52,567 In-state pick-up only means that basically if he is caught 213 00:13:52,734 --> 00:13:53,901 within that state, they can pick him up. 214 00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:55,300 Anywhere out in the United States, 215 00:13:55,467 --> 00:13:56,400 they can't pick him up at all. 216 00:14:00,501 --> 00:14:03,667 Despite the traveler's aggression towards officers, 217 00:14:03,834 --> 00:14:07,200 the lack of an executable warrant means Officer Melendez 218 00:14:07,367 --> 00:14:08,901 has no grounds to hold him. 219 00:14:09,067 --> 00:14:10,901 [officer] You ready to take him and his belongings? 220 00:14:11,067 --> 00:14:12,367 -[Ofc. Melendez] Yeah. -[officer] OK. 221 00:14:12,534 --> 00:14:14,367 I'm ready to give him up. 222 00:14:14,534 --> 00:14:17,567 And he has no choice but to return the man to Mexico. 223 00:14:19,467 --> 00:14:20,467 [Ofc. Melendez] Thank you, boss. 224 00:14:20,634 --> 00:14:21,501 [officer] All right, bud. 225 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:28,200 [Ofc. Melendez] It is his lucky day today. 226 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:30,167 [speaking Spanish] 227 00:14:31,801 --> 00:14:32,801 Unfortunately for us, 228 00:14:32,968 --> 00:14:34,167 we can't pick him up at the moment. 229 00:14:36,067 --> 00:14:37,701 [speaking Spanish] 230 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,367 But as of now, he should be on his way home, 231 00:14:50,534 --> 00:14:52,267 and hopefully the next time we catch him. 232 00:14:58,267 --> 00:15:00,267 [train whistle bellows] 233 00:15:06,567 --> 00:15:08,467 There's definitely some anomalies 234 00:15:08,634 --> 00:15:09,667 inside the spare tire. 235 00:15:10,901 --> 00:15:13,100 At the Camino Real International Bridge, 236 00:15:14,167 --> 00:15:17,901 an X-ray of a mechanic's pickup traveling from Mexico has 237 00:15:18,067 --> 00:15:19,801 flagged anomalies in the spare tire. 238 00:15:21,868 --> 00:15:24,567 There's definitely something inside the spare tire. 239 00:15:24,734 --> 00:15:26,267 That's something that we're gonna be checking right now. 240 00:15:28,167 --> 00:15:30,667 Suspecting the driver may be part of a larger 241 00:15:30,834 --> 00:15:32,100 smuggling organization, 242 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:37,000 Officer Gonzalez drives the truck to a secure location 243 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:39,300 out of sight of anyone who may be watching. 244 00:15:40,367 --> 00:15:44,067 [Ofc. Gonzalez] For the way it sees over there on the image, I'm guessing it 245 00:15:44,234 --> 00:15:47,367 will be bringing in possible narcotics inside. 246 00:15:58,767 --> 00:16:00,667 Before breaking open the tire, 247 00:16:00,834 --> 00:16:03,901 officers need secondary confirmation. 248 00:16:04,067 --> 00:16:06,100 They use a density meter to determine 249 00:16:06,267 --> 00:16:08,734 if there's anything stashed inside. 250 00:16:11,167 --> 00:16:15,000 The meter fires low-level radiation into the tire 251 00:16:15,167 --> 00:16:17,133 and measures how much bounces back. 252 00:16:19,601 --> 00:16:23,000 Densely packed narcotics reflect more radiation than 253 00:16:23,167 --> 00:16:26,267 a hollow tire, so will give a higher reading. 254 00:16:26,434 --> 00:16:28,901 [officer speaking] 255 00:16:29,067 --> 00:16:31,000 -[Ofc. Gonzalez] Which is normal so far, right? -[officer] Yeah. 256 00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:39,534 OK. 257 00:16:41,968 --> 00:16:46,000 The meter draws a blank, but Officer Gonzalez isn't 258 00:16:46,167 --> 00:16:47,567 ready to clear the tire yet. 259 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,267 It feels way more heavier than normal, and when I was rolling 260 00:16:52,434 --> 00:16:55,267 it to the area over here, you just can feel, like, 261 00:16:55,434 --> 00:16:58,167 all the packages moving it and just, like, moving inside. 262 00:16:59,767 --> 00:17:00,801 [officer] K-9 to secondary. 263 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:08,667 A canine's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times more 264 00:17:08,834 --> 00:17:10,767 sensitive than a human's... 265 00:17:10,934 --> 00:17:12,801 -[dog yelps] -[officer] Come on. 266 00:17:12,968 --> 00:17:14,100 ...meaning a trained dog 267 00:17:14,267 --> 00:17:16,667 can pick up the scent of narcotics even 268 00:17:16,834 --> 00:17:18,667 through a thick rubber tire. 269 00:17:18,834 --> 00:17:19,767 [officer] Hey. 270 00:17:26,067 --> 00:17:27,167 [Ofc. Gonzalez] Oh, there we go. 271 00:17:27,334 --> 00:17:28,934 [coos at dog] 272 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:32,367 [Ofc. Gonzalez] Thank you, Señor. 273 00:17:49,300 --> 00:17:51,300 [faint chatter] 274 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:58,868 [officer] Boom-chaka-laka. 275 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,000 ♪♪ 276 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,000 [officer speaking] 277 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:16,868 In Eagle Pass... 278 00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:18,367 [officer] Boom-chaka-laka. 279 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,367 ...officers have discovered suspected narcotics concealed 280 00:18:23,534 --> 00:18:25,601 in the spare tire of a mechanic's truck. 281 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,501 Now they have to ensure they collect every last bundle. 282 00:18:52,667 --> 00:18:54,100 [speaking Spanish] 283 00:19:18,868 --> 00:19:19,868 Twenty-four packages. 284 00:19:21,868 --> 00:19:23,067 [Ofc. Gonzalez] Ahí va. 285 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:27,167 In all, the team has recovered two dozen packages, 286 00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:31,534 and the mechanic is immediately detained. 287 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,467 We'll take it into the seizure room, take off the wrappings 288 00:19:37,634 --> 00:19:40,100 and test it, and then from there, see what it is. 289 00:19:40,267 --> 00:19:42,167 ♪♪ 290 00:20:17,601 --> 00:20:19,300 Like all these layers, 291 00:20:19,467 --> 00:20:21,868 they serve an extra purpose, right? 292 00:20:22,033 --> 00:20:23,200 Like the carbon paper, 293 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,667 like, to try to throw off the X-ray, 294 00:20:27,834 --> 00:20:30,467 and all the other smells is just to throw off the canines. 295 00:20:31,567 --> 00:20:35,267 But today, they didn't do a really good job 296 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:36,534 with the bundles. 297 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:41,200 Officers use a chemical analyzer to identify 298 00:20:41,367 --> 00:20:42,267 what's inside. 299 00:20:47,167 --> 00:20:48,167 [Ofc. Flores.] Meth. 300 00:20:54,767 --> 00:20:58,868 Methamphetamine is one of the deadliest drugs in America. 301 00:20:59,033 --> 00:21:02,367 In the last 25 years, annual deaths rose from 302 00:21:02,534 --> 00:21:05,501 550 to 35,000. 303 00:21:05,667 --> 00:21:07,400 [faint chatter] 304 00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:10,501 This seizure weighs in at 11.52 kilos... 305 00:21:10,667 --> 00:21:12,067 [Ofc. Flores] 11.52. 306 00:21:12,234 --> 00:21:16,300 ...giving it a street value of more than $170,000. 307 00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:17,868 Crystal meth is, uh, 308 00:21:18,033 --> 00:21:20,000 a really bad poison that we have over here, 309 00:21:20,167 --> 00:21:23,267 'cause all these young people have 310 00:21:23,434 --> 00:21:25,267 their days and have their life... 311 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:27,667 anchored to that. 312 00:21:27,834 --> 00:21:29,367 [officer] All right, later guys. Appreciate it again. 313 00:21:30,467 --> 00:21:31,968 We're ready, guys. Later. 314 00:21:32,133 --> 00:21:33,200 Yeah, be careful. 315 00:21:33,367 --> 00:21:35,200 The drugs are handed over to agents from 316 00:21:35,367 --> 00:21:37,100 Homeland Security Investigations, 317 00:21:38,601 --> 00:21:41,367 who will now question the driver to piece together 318 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:44,167 his wider smuggling network. 319 00:21:44,334 --> 00:21:50,100 It feels exciting to start taking off this poison out of 320 00:21:50,267 --> 00:21:52,167 the streets from -- from the people. 321 00:21:52,334 --> 00:21:56,000 Like, we are -- we are always trying to catch, 322 00:21:56,167 --> 00:21:58,267 uh, anything that tried to cross over here. 323 00:21:58,434 --> 00:22:01,067 So, finally, it pays off 324 00:22:01,234 --> 00:22:03,267 all the efforts that we put every day over here. 325 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,067 [siren wails] 326 00:22:25,667 --> 00:22:26,667 [Ofc. Romo] Bingo. 327 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:28,701 In Progreso... 328 00:22:35,767 --> 00:22:39,000 ...Officer Romo has found two packets of the Schedule IV 329 00:22:39,167 --> 00:22:43,200 weight-loss drug phentermine in a woman's bag. 330 00:22:43,367 --> 00:22:44,667 Come over here, ma'am. Follow me outside. 331 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:49,167 The woman claims she only bought Z-Pak, 332 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:51,701 an over-the-counter antibiotic. 333 00:22:51,868 --> 00:22:52,767 Go ahead over there. 334 00:22:52,934 --> 00:22:54,968 Wait on that side of the table, OK? 335 00:22:55,133 --> 00:22:58,267 And that the other drug was put in her bag by her relative. 336 00:23:00,267 --> 00:23:01,667 Here's her bag, bro. 337 00:23:01,834 --> 00:23:03,601 After I checked, it was in the bottom of the bag. 338 00:23:03,767 --> 00:23:04,868 Two undeclared. 339 00:23:06,601 --> 00:23:09,067 She was very jumpy, very jittery, so we're gonna 340 00:23:09,234 --> 00:23:10,968 go ahead and give her a further inspection just to make sure 341 00:23:11,133 --> 00:23:13,334 that she doesn't have any more boxes in there concealed. 342 00:23:15,767 --> 00:23:18,367 Phentermine is a controlled substance that needs 343 00:23:18,534 --> 00:23:21,167 a prescription in the U.S., but not in Mexico. 344 00:23:23,167 --> 00:23:26,501 That difference makes it a target for smugglers looking 345 00:23:26,667 --> 00:23:28,467 to sell them illegally in the U.S. 346 00:23:35,267 --> 00:23:36,467 Shopping, fine. 347 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,367 [officer speaking] 348 00:24:02,667 --> 00:24:05,667 The woman is carrying fewer than the 50 pill limit for 349 00:24:05,834 --> 00:24:07,267 the unprescribed phentermine. 350 00:24:08,267 --> 00:24:11,100 But officers need to ensure that's all she has. 351 00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,100 ♪♪ 352 00:24:25,267 --> 00:24:26,267 [officer] Good to go. 353 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:32,000 Her bags are clear of any more contraband, 354 00:24:32,167 --> 00:24:34,767 but her failure to declare the diet pills leaves 355 00:24:34,934 --> 00:24:37,567 her facing the seizure of the drug and a fine of 356 00:24:37,734 --> 00:24:39,300 up to $1,000. 357 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,067 [woman speaking] 358 00:24:54,267 --> 00:24:56,334 [woman] OK, I'm gonna get [indistinct] 359 00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:01,400 The woman is let go with a warning. 360 00:25:03,868 --> 00:25:07,067 But her diet pills aren't going with her. 361 00:25:07,234 --> 00:25:11,300 Well, I thought I had only Z-Pak, but it turns out I also 362 00:25:11,467 --> 00:25:16,067 had phentermine, which is not allowed, or "undeclared" is 363 00:25:16,234 --> 00:25:19,234 not allowed. So I really didn't know that. 364 00:25:21,701 --> 00:25:23,367 You obviously know what you have, you obviously know 365 00:25:23,534 --> 00:25:26,667 what you're buying, and you had to ask for it, 366 00:25:26,834 --> 00:25:28,400 so pretty sure she knew what she had. 367 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,400 ♪♪ 368 00:25:42,501 --> 00:25:44,501 [siren wails] 369 00:25:47,567 --> 00:25:48,868 [indistinct radio chatter] 370 00:25:49,033 --> 00:25:50,067 [officer #1] Go ahead for the cue. 371 00:25:50,234 --> 00:25:52,100 [indistinct radio chatter] 372 00:25:52,267 --> 00:25:53,868 -Hello,¿cómo está? -Bien. 373 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,200 [Ofc. Pena] When it comes to the people crossing the bridge, 374 00:25:57,367 --> 00:25:59,968 90% of the people are good people, you know? 375 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:01,901 The other 10% are those people that are involved 376 00:26:02,067 --> 00:26:04,100 in criminal activity, unfortunately. 377 00:26:05,167 --> 00:26:06,467 At the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, 378 00:26:07,501 --> 00:26:11,567 CBP officers don't just monitor what comes into America, 379 00:26:11,734 --> 00:26:12,968 but also what leaves it. 380 00:26:14,868 --> 00:26:16,467 -Never seen that before. -What? 381 00:26:17,467 --> 00:26:18,734 Their target... 382 00:26:18,734 --> 00:26:22,367 [Ofc. Garza] This is about 2,000 -- she declared a hundred. 383 00:26:22,534 --> 00:26:26,000 The unreported currency, weapons, and ammunition heading 384 00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:29,000 south that keeps Mexico's drug cartels in business. 385 00:26:29,167 --> 00:26:30,400 [officer] Carefully. 386 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,767 These people feel empowered because they know that once 387 00:26:32,934 --> 00:26:34,767 they're on the other side in Mexico, 388 00:26:34,934 --> 00:26:36,367 they can do whatever they want, basically. 389 00:26:45,467 --> 00:26:49,000 Today, two men traveling to Northeast Mexico have been 390 00:26:49,167 --> 00:26:51,267 pulled over for a secondary inspection. 391 00:26:52,267 --> 00:26:55,868 I saw the vehicle, Nuevo León plates, an Escalade, 392 00:26:56,033 --> 00:26:58,868 kind of brand newish, decided to stop it just to check. 393 00:27:00,501 --> 00:27:03,467 Despite only the driver and his friend traveling, 394 00:27:03,634 --> 00:27:06,901 the truck is packed with suitcases, as if carrying 395 00:27:07,067 --> 00:27:08,767 an entire family's belongings. 396 00:27:09,868 --> 00:27:11,701 You opened the truck, Carmen? 397 00:27:11,868 --> 00:27:13,000 -[Ofc. Carmen] Ya está. -Oh. 398 00:27:14,067 --> 00:27:17,267 But it turns out this is no family SUV. 399 00:27:20,968 --> 00:27:22,467 Uh, when we're checking over here, 400 00:27:23,467 --> 00:27:26,901 as soon as you open the doors, you can see, it's, uh, 401 00:27:27,067 --> 00:27:29,601 it's bulletproof everywhere. It has the safe area here. 402 00:27:29,767 --> 00:27:31,400 It's a thick wall. 403 00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:33,767 Like the walls, if you take out the... 404 00:27:35,167 --> 00:27:37,367 If you take out over here, 405 00:27:37,534 --> 00:27:41,701 you can see on the inside, it has like a Kevlar lining. 406 00:27:41,868 --> 00:27:45,100 Cartels are known to customize trucks with steel plating 407 00:27:45,267 --> 00:27:49,300 and bullet-resistant glass, leading officers to suspect 408 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:52,000 that this vehicle may be carrying more than just 409 00:27:52,167 --> 00:27:53,334 family belongings. 410 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,701 Yeah, we're searching. We took out all the suitcases. 411 00:27:56,868 --> 00:27:59,667 They had this entire vehicle full of suitcases. 412 00:27:59,834 --> 00:28:03,067 They had TVs. They have a bunch of stuff. 413 00:28:03,234 --> 00:28:05,167 ♪♪ 414 00:28:10,367 --> 00:28:11,400 [officer] There we go. 415 00:28:15,801 --> 00:28:18,000 So we found ammo under the seat of the driver. 416 00:28:19,067 --> 00:28:22,701 Taking unlicensed ammunition across the border is a federal 417 00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:27,167 offense, carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. 418 00:28:27,334 --> 00:28:28,667 [Ofc. Garza] A.380,.380. 419 00:28:30,868 --> 00:28:33,567 And they have some here, some loose ammunition between, 420 00:28:33,734 --> 00:28:34,868 mixed between the stuff. 421 00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:38,100 So, 9-millimeter. 422 00:28:41,067 --> 00:28:42,100 Uh, looks like -- 423 00:28:42,267 --> 00:28:43,601 for looks of it, it looks like most of them are 424 00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:46,367 9-millimeter, but they have enough ammo. 425 00:28:49,367 --> 00:28:50,734 Walk all the way straight. 426 00:28:51,467 --> 00:28:55,000 The two travelers are taken to a holding cell while officers 427 00:28:55,167 --> 00:28:56,267 continue their search. 428 00:28:58,200 --> 00:28:59,501 We have to search everything to make sure there's 429 00:28:59,667 --> 00:29:01,267 nothing else. 430 00:29:01,434 --> 00:29:02,868 I mean, how they say, "where there's ammo, 431 00:29:03,033 --> 00:29:03,868 there's weapons," right? 432 00:29:04,033 --> 00:29:06,167 So, if there is a weapon, 433 00:29:06,334 --> 00:29:09,100 bad for them, good for us. But we shall find out. 434 00:29:10,868 --> 00:29:12,868 [faint chatter] 435 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,400 [train crossing bell dings] 436 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,267 [car horns honk] 437 00:29:44,601 --> 00:29:46,567 [speaking Spanish] 438 00:29:46,734 --> 00:29:48,267 [indistinct] 439 00:29:48,434 --> 00:29:49,667 In Eagle Pass, 440 00:29:50,367 --> 00:29:54,100 job opportunities are on the rise, and record numbers of 441 00:29:54,267 --> 00:29:56,501 workers cross from Mexico each day. 442 00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:57,701 [speaking Spanish] 443 00:29:57,868 --> 00:29:58,801 [in English] Good afternoon. 444 00:29:58,968 --> 00:30:01,267 [continues in Spanish] 445 00:30:01,434 --> 00:30:05,000 Anything to declare today? Any food, medication? 446 00:30:05,167 --> 00:30:06,801 No groceries, no luggage in the back? 447 00:30:06,968 --> 00:30:08,400 [woman] No. 448 00:30:08,567 --> 00:30:10,467 But as the traffic increases, 449 00:30:10,634 --> 00:30:12,567 so too does the number of criminals. 450 00:30:13,701 --> 00:30:16,234 [speaking Spanish] 451 00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:22,000 And it's up to officers like Alexandre to spot them. 452 00:30:23,267 --> 00:30:25,868 Originally, I'm from Queens, New York. 453 00:30:26,033 --> 00:30:27,501 I've lived all my life in 454 00:30:28,801 --> 00:30:32,767 New York City, so this is my first go-round in Texas. 455 00:30:32,934 --> 00:30:34,367 Definitely a culture shock. 456 00:30:34,534 --> 00:30:37,701 Do you have any cash, anything that's on you? 457 00:30:37,868 --> 00:30:41,667 I believe growing up in New York helped me out in my job 458 00:30:41,834 --> 00:30:44,801 aspect, making me very vigilant, making me very aware 459 00:30:44,968 --> 00:30:48,067 my surroundings and being able to read people's body language, 460 00:30:48,234 --> 00:30:50,567 I think is my very strong suit. 461 00:30:50,734 --> 00:30:52,467 You have cash? On you, or is it in the car? 462 00:30:52,634 --> 00:30:53,868 -[indistinct] -[Ofc. Alexandre] It's on you? 463 00:30:54,033 --> 00:30:55,467 -In my pocket. -OK, good. 464 00:30:55,634 --> 00:30:57,601 I don't know, I think it's like having spidey senses. 465 00:30:57,767 --> 00:30:59,868 You get that tingle in your body when you know somebody 466 00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:01,267 just lied to you. 467 00:31:01,434 --> 00:31:04,868 So that just lets me know that I should dig deeper. 468 00:31:05,033 --> 00:31:06,968 [suspenseful music plays] 469 00:31:10,767 --> 00:31:13,801 Today, Officer Alexandre has sent a young couple 470 00:31:13,968 --> 00:31:15,200 for secondary inspection. 471 00:31:17,067 --> 00:31:18,334 [speaking Spanish] 472 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,400 They say they're on their way back to San Antonio after 473 00:31:22,567 --> 00:31:25,734 picking up party supplies across the border. 474 00:31:28,167 --> 00:31:31,467 But their nervousness has made officers believe they may be 475 00:31:31,634 --> 00:31:33,868 carrying more than food and decorations. 476 00:31:43,868 --> 00:31:46,868 You get everything down, and then [indistinct]. 477 00:31:47,033 --> 00:31:48,567 The car is packed with boxes 478 00:31:48,734 --> 00:31:52,167 and bags, all of which need to be thoroughly inspected. 479 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:03,200 Es pollo, or? 480 00:32:04,567 --> 00:32:06,000 Probably. Think so. 481 00:32:06,167 --> 00:32:07,834 OK. 482 00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:11,501 Oh, you already checked this one, didn't you? 483 00:32:11,667 --> 00:32:13,601 -[Ofc. Pereira] Yeah. -My bad. 484 00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:18,567 [officer] Does it look like tampering over there? 485 00:32:18,734 --> 00:32:19,767 No. 486 00:32:19,934 --> 00:32:21,167 The party goods check out. 487 00:32:21,334 --> 00:32:22,601 No tampering. 488 00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:26,901 But contraband is often routinely stashed in the body 489 00:32:27,067 --> 00:32:28,000 of a vehicle. 490 00:32:33,067 --> 00:32:34,467 [Ofc. Villarreal] There's something in here, bro, so. 491 00:32:35,501 --> 00:32:37,167 Oh, yeah. 492 00:32:37,334 --> 00:32:38,467 There we go. 493 00:32:39,267 --> 00:32:40,868 -[officer #1] Whoo! -[Ofc. Villarreal] Great job. 494 00:32:41,033 --> 00:32:42,200 Great job. 495 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,200 And concealed between the tire well and battery 496 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:46,968 is a pack of cured meat. 497 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,167 [Ofc. Villarreal] Chorizo. 498 00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:50,767 [faint chatter] 499 00:32:50,934 --> 00:32:52,400 [Ofc. Villarreal] It's usually where you store it, right? 500 00:32:54,667 --> 00:32:56,767 Importing chorizo into the U.S. 501 00:32:56,934 --> 00:33:00,067 is forbidden as a potential carrier of the deadly 502 00:33:00,234 --> 00:33:01,367 African swine fever. 503 00:33:02,868 --> 00:33:05,367 Neither curing, drying, or smoking can kill 504 00:33:05,534 --> 00:33:10,167 the virus, and infected scraps ingested by pigs could start 505 00:33:10,334 --> 00:33:13,868 an outbreak devastating the U.S. pork industry. 506 00:33:14,033 --> 00:33:15,000 [Ofc. Villarreal] This was no accident. 507 00:33:15,167 --> 00:33:16,701 It was intentional. 508 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,667 If caught, smugglers can face heavy fines 509 00:33:21,834 --> 00:33:23,567 and even criminal prosecution. 510 00:33:32,501 --> 00:33:34,467 ♪♪ 511 00:33:34,634 --> 00:33:36,701 [indistinct radio chatter] 512 00:33:39,167 --> 00:33:41,067 [speaking Spanish] 513 00:33:41,234 --> 00:33:42,167 OK, gracias. 514 00:33:43,467 --> 00:33:45,167 In Eagle Pass... 515 00:33:45,334 --> 00:33:47,567 [Ofc. Villarreal] There's something in here, bro, so. 516 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:51,367 Officer Villarreal has found some chorizo in a vehicle 517 00:33:51,534 --> 00:33:55,300 belonging to a couple returning from a shopping trip in Mexico. 518 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:57,567 [Ofc. Villarreal] Great job. Great job. 519 00:33:57,734 --> 00:34:01,000 The meat was wrapped in a bag and wedged next to 520 00:34:01,167 --> 00:34:02,868 the battery in the trunk. 521 00:34:03,033 --> 00:34:06,000 [Ofc. Villarreal] He put a good amount of effort into hiding the product. 522 00:34:06,167 --> 00:34:09,300 This was no accident. It was intentional. 523 00:34:09,467 --> 00:34:13,167 Contaminated pork scraps used as pig feed can spread 524 00:34:13,334 --> 00:34:14,868 African swine fever. 525 00:34:15,033 --> 00:34:16,267 All right, we're gonna talk to him. 526 00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:22,000 As the second largest exporter of pork in the world, 527 00:34:22,167 --> 00:34:23,467 any outbreak in the U.S. 528 00:34:23,634 --> 00:34:25,100 could collapse the trade market. 529 00:34:27,300 --> 00:34:29,000 [speaking Spanish] 530 00:34:30,067 --> 00:34:34,267 Anyone importing pork must declare it on entry and show 531 00:34:34,434 --> 00:34:35,868 that it has been thoroughly cooked. 532 00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:38,968 [speaking Spanish] 533 00:34:54,467 --> 00:34:56,267 [continues in English] 534 00:34:57,901 --> 00:35:01,100 Deliberately concealing the meat constitutes smuggling. 535 00:35:09,667 --> 00:35:13,200 The man who owns the vehicle could have it seized and be 536 00:35:13,367 --> 00:35:15,100 fined up to $1,000. 537 00:35:21,868 --> 00:35:23,067 All right. 538 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,100 OK. 539 00:35:37,868 --> 00:35:40,267 The traveler says he has never been stopped at 540 00:35:40,434 --> 00:35:42,100 the border before. 541 00:35:42,267 --> 00:35:45,567 He placed the chorizo right next to the battery in 542 00:35:45,734 --> 00:35:47,467 the trunk, which is at least 543 00:35:47,634 --> 00:35:49,300 three layers of cover right there. 544 00:35:51,067 --> 00:35:53,667 A lot of people will bring just a small amount and they'll 545 00:35:53,834 --> 00:35:56,367 just go sell it off to their family members, friends. 546 00:35:56,534 --> 00:35:58,467 You can get these same products in the United States. 547 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,567 The price is a little, uh, 548 00:36:00,734 --> 00:36:04,100 steeper, but the price of losing your vehicle 549 00:36:04,267 --> 00:36:06,868 because you were smuggling something is much worse. 550 00:36:07,033 --> 00:36:09,000 ♪♪ 551 00:36:22,667 --> 00:36:23,667 [man speaks] 552 00:36:31,267 --> 00:36:33,467 The man is confirmed as a first-time offender, 553 00:36:34,601 --> 00:36:37,000 so this time he escapes with just a fine. 554 00:36:38,501 --> 00:36:40,000 [indistinct radio chatter] 555 00:36:40,167 --> 00:36:42,067 If it happens again that something's hidden in 556 00:36:42,234 --> 00:36:44,767 your vehicle, they will seize your vehicle, all right? 557 00:36:44,934 --> 00:36:46,367 It's not a threat. They'll take it away from you. 558 00:36:46,534 --> 00:36:47,834 This is how it works. 559 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:53,100 He and his girlfriend are free to carry on their journey, 560 00:36:53,267 --> 00:36:54,567 but without the chorizo. 561 00:36:55,667 --> 00:36:57,868 They have every opportunity to declare the products. 562 00:36:58,033 --> 00:37:00,067 If they declare the products and they are prohibited, 563 00:37:00,234 --> 00:37:02,000 the worse that's gonna happen is we ask them to return 564 00:37:02,167 --> 00:37:03,300 it to Mexico. 565 00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:05,400 At any point in time, if they attempt to conceal, 566 00:37:05,567 --> 00:37:08,367 that guarantees that we're gonna at least fine them. 567 00:37:13,567 --> 00:37:16,200 ♪♪ 568 00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:20,167 [over radio] Secondary, [indistinct]. 569 00:37:20,334 --> 00:37:21,467 Radio check, over. 570 00:37:23,868 --> 00:37:25,267 [Ofc. Garza] They're.380,.380. 571 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:28,767 And they have some here. 572 00:37:30,868 --> 00:37:32,701 At the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge... 573 00:37:32,868 --> 00:37:34,133 [Ofc. Garza] Walk all the way straight. 574 00:37:34,968 --> 00:37:37,901 ...two men have been detained after officers discovered 575 00:37:38,067 --> 00:37:41,467 concealed ammunition in an armored SUV. 576 00:37:41,634 --> 00:37:45,100 I saw the vehicle, Nuevo León plates, an Escalade, 577 00:37:45,267 --> 00:37:47,667 kind of brand-new-ish, uh, 578 00:37:47,834 --> 00:37:50,267 decided to stop it just to check. 579 00:37:50,434 --> 00:37:53,367 We have to search everything, make sure there's nothing else. 580 00:37:53,534 --> 00:37:55,167 I mean, how they say, "Where there's ammo, 581 00:37:55,334 --> 00:37:56,501 there's weapons," right? 582 00:37:56,501 --> 00:37:59,901 So, if there is a weapon, bad for them, good for us. 583 00:38:00,133 --> 00:38:01,467 But we shall find out. 584 00:38:06,467 --> 00:38:08,901 It's gonna be 100% checked. We're gonna check... 585 00:38:09,968 --> 00:38:11,567 everything, everything. Detail check. 586 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,801 [Ofc. Pena] The second one's a good one. 587 00:38:18,267 --> 00:38:20,667 As cartel conflicts escalate, 588 00:38:20,834 --> 00:38:23,467 demand for weapons increases. 589 00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:28,667 In 2024, CBP seized nearly 400,000 rounds, 590 00:38:28,834 --> 00:38:31,767 magazines, and gun parts headed for Mexico. 591 00:38:32,767 --> 00:38:34,167 [Ofc. Pena] Oh, look at that. 592 00:38:34,334 --> 00:38:37,667 Magazines and more ammunition stuffed in their personal bags. 593 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:43,067 Around 70% of all weapons seized by law enforcement in 594 00:38:43,234 --> 00:38:46,567 Mexico can be traced back to the U.S. 595 00:38:46,734 --> 00:38:48,267 Oh, we found more ammo right now 596 00:38:48,434 --> 00:38:50,100 in one of the suitcases. 597 00:38:50,267 --> 00:38:51,567 Magazines, they're still in here. 598 00:38:53,267 --> 00:38:55,767 More ammo. There's [indistinct]. 599 00:38:57,767 --> 00:39:01,167 With a haul this size, the two men face the prospect 600 00:39:01,334 --> 00:39:03,267 of a decade behind bars 601 00:39:03,434 --> 00:39:06,400 and a ban from entering the United States. 602 00:39:08,868 --> 00:39:12,200 But as the severity of the situation kicks in, 603 00:39:12,367 --> 00:39:14,200 they come clean about their identities. 604 00:39:16,267 --> 00:39:18,868 I started asking more questions just to get to know 605 00:39:19,033 --> 00:39:20,334 the story behind it. 606 00:39:20,334 --> 00:39:24,167 He said that they're a police escort for a mayor in Mexico, 607 00:39:24,334 --> 00:39:25,701 in Nuevo León. 608 00:39:25,868 --> 00:39:30,067 The men present Mexican police IDs and claim they were ordered 609 00:39:30,234 --> 00:39:34,000 to drive the mayor's armored car back to Northeast Mexico 610 00:39:34,167 --> 00:39:35,567 after he flew home. 611 00:39:35,734 --> 00:39:37,100 [officer] So you need to count it. 612 00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:42,100 While investigators verify their story, officers count up 613 00:39:42,267 --> 00:39:44,667 the ammunition concealed in the car. 614 00:39:44,834 --> 00:39:46,200 [officer] Diez. La de cincuenta. 615 00:39:46,367 --> 00:39:48,167 Y cincuenta -- [indistinct]. 616 00:39:48,334 --> 00:39:50,701 So, yeah, in total, we found nine magazines, 617 00:39:50,868 --> 00:39:54,767 three boxes of 150 rounds in total of.380 ammo, 618 00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:56,968 and 9mm was a total of 400 rounds. 619 00:39:58,701 --> 00:39:59,901 OK. Uh-huh. 620 00:40:01,601 --> 00:40:05,567 The men's claim of being a police escort checks out, 621 00:40:05,734 --> 00:40:09,300 but the quantity of ammunition found raises concerns that 622 00:40:09,467 --> 00:40:11,267 there could be cartel involvement. 623 00:40:12,901 --> 00:40:15,467 [officer] They're police officers, they know they cannot take 624 00:40:15,634 --> 00:40:18,467 weapons, ammunition like that to Mexico. 625 00:40:18,634 --> 00:40:20,868 You have a visa, that's automatic cancellation. 626 00:40:21,033 --> 00:40:22,868 It doesn't matter, especially if you're hiding it. 627 00:40:23,033 --> 00:40:25,767 It was concealed under the seat, inside a bag, 628 00:40:25,934 --> 00:40:26,968 that's automatic cancellation. 629 00:40:29,267 --> 00:40:32,167 For now, the ammunition and armored car 630 00:40:32,334 --> 00:40:34,567 will be seized, but the case will be turned 631 00:40:34,734 --> 00:40:37,601 over to HSI for further investigation. 632 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,300 We did our job at the end of the day, and we'll just keep 633 00:40:41,467 --> 00:40:43,100 going to see what we can find the rest of the day. 634 00:40:44,601 --> 00:40:46,267 I see we got a pretty good seizure there.